Wednesday, June 25, 2008

NeatImage, Noise Reduction Tools

Howdy all,

Last weekend some friends and I went to Tulamben beach. As usual we took some pictures. Some of us are quite good at photography but unfortunately, the cameras used are not good enough (Hope someday I could buy SLR..amin..). The cameras are  Canon PowerShot A650 IS (Wina's), CANON PowerShot SX100 (Nita's) and Olympus FE210 (mine).
After transfering the whole pictures into my computer, I found that the pictures are noisy, blur, and the ilumination is not quite good.
so I decide to edit some beautiful picture using Photoshop CS. I changed the contrast and brightness. And to remove the noise, I used smart blur. But, I was not satisfied with the result, the noise still clear to see.
Then I searched for noise reduction tools. I found NeatImage. After downloaded and I installed it. I made an experiment using NeatImage by following the manual help. Yeah the result was quite amazing me!! The noise was reduced but the picture was not blur. Here I want to demo how to use NeatImage.

1. After fire the NeatImage, open the image that you want to edit.


2. To filter the image, NeatImage needs to know the characteristic of the noise produced by the camera digital that the image comes from. Use the Device Noise Profile tab.


3. To build the profile, I recommend you using Auto profile function.


4. After the profile is built, check the Profile quality indicator in the bottom. If the profile quality is high (higher than 75%) then it means that the noise profile is accurate.


5. Save the profile.

6. Then select the matching noise profile that we have just build.

7. After build the profile, we need to adjust filter setting.
But we are actually don't really need to adjust the setting because the default setting is available. The default setting is based on the noise analysis provided by the noise profile. Use the Noise Filter Settings tab.


8. Adjust the noise level when necessary.


9. Adjust noise reduction amount when necessary.


10. Adjust sharpening settings when necessary.


11. Use Output Image tab.


11. Press the Apply button to get the final result. 


12. Then save it.

Here's the before picture:



And here is the final result:


Yeah as you can see the result is amazing huh?!

For your info, NeatImage can be downloaded here for free and the manual help is also provided.

Posted by Lusi at 12:59:48 | Permanent Link | Comments (4) |

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Writting memory...

Hello friend,

This post is dedicated for you since you're going to move to another beginning of your life...
Let's writing memories that will never fade away until the time you and me see our grandchildren...Cause this bestfriendship will never comes to and end... Wink



The three xxx hunter


Every step I take, every move I make
Every single day, every time I pray
I'll be missing you
Thinkin of the days, when you went away
What a life to take, what a bond to break
I'll be missing you

P. Diddy (Puff Daddy) - I'll Be Missing You


Hell of friends

As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever

Vitamin C - Graduation (Friends Forever)


Surf up


If I fall back down, you're gonna help me back up again
If I fall back down, you're gonna be my friend
If I fall back down, you're gonna help me back up again
If I fall back down, you're gonna be my friend

Rancid - Fall Back Down


Trapped...


When you're down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

Mc Fly - You've Got a Friend

Ever since we met, I even never put myself as your bestfriend, I always put myself in a best position either as your mother to scream at your room when you woke up late in the morning, as your enemy to fight againts your fault when you made mistake, as your fashion advisor when looked for your shirt since you got no sense of fashion, or as your student when I asked anything about programing. Hehehe...
DotA playing, XXX chatting, and arguing opinions will still continue until we are tired, until the time comes to an end...
Don't forget me!!
Posted by Lusi at 11:45:51 | Permanent Link | Comments (2) |

Friday, June 13, 2008

Tattoo Gets Boob Implants

As I am unfortunately jobless now, I have so many time to browsing the internet. Well, as you all already know, lippo suction, skin bleaching, and hair extending are part of women things. For me, those activities are the way women 'upgrade' their looks in unappropriate way. Why I said 'inappropriate'? Because women still can 'upgrade' their looks appropriately. Ok, I don't need to name those appropriate ways because I'm not going to talk about it in this post, maybe later.
Here, I bet all of you have already know about breast implant. Yap, breast implant is surgery that is intended to enlarge or bust a woman's boobs. That boob-job is done by adding silicone in the boobs.
A couple days ago I found on the internet that someone gave his pin-up tattoo a set of carved silicone breast implants. The implants are carved as a single piece (rather than being, say, two separate domes). He has a tatto of a girl who has a big boobs. And if women put silicone in their boobs, Lane, a guy who owns the tatto, put the silicone in his tatto. Rather than imagine how it is, you'd better see the following picture.








In my opinion, many women have become ill from breast implants. He should do some reading to find out what the symptoms are so if he start to experience them, he will know it is time to have that silicone removed.
Very dangerous procedure in my opinion. But still, I always respect and appreciate everyone's creativity. See yaa.. Laughing

Posted by Lusi at 15:43:11 | Permanent Link | Comments (5) |

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

High heels for newborns

Hi readers,

It's been a long time that I don't post something in here. Well finaly after my project finished (maybe someday I will post something about this project later), I got a time to spend my spare time to browse about my hobbies (read: fashion).
Yep, I am totaly a fashion freak. I got a passion in fashion. Well, actually what I am gonna to write here is about fashion, fashion for babies.
When we talk about fashion for babies, maybe we just think of babygrow, mini skirt, yeah a usual things. But, today I read an article in yahoo shine. I was really surprised that nowadays high heels are also available for newborns. High heels for babies ages 0-6 months.


I found this web sells some heels for newborns. And the non-functional heels are jokey clothing item for non-walkers. The heel is made of foam that would collapse if weight was put on it.




Actually I agree if some people in this blog mostly think that heels for newborns is crazy. Yeah, let the babies be babies. But that's quite amazing and a briliant idea I guess (from my fashion of view). Hehehe...
Hmm maybe someday I will wear the same heels with my baby's when we both go to the wedding party. Hehehe...
Posted by Lusi at 14:59:12 | Permanent Link | Comments (1) |